Advanced persistent threats (APTs) use sophisticated tools and techniques to breach systems and maintain access—all while remaining undetected. Unlike other cyberattacks, APTs work over an extended ...

PlushDaemon APT hacked South Korean VPN software with SlowStepper backdoor as part of a 2023 espionage campaign ...

“Based on available indicators, the incident has been attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor,” Aditi Hardikar, assistant secretary for management at the ...

A Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack breached the US Treasury, exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party software. Workstations and unclassified documents were accessed, sparking federal action and ...

Austin is the author of the highly acclaimed paper, “The Impact of Emerging Cloud Security Threats: A Focus on Advanced ...

And finally, there are the hackers in uniform, the nation-state or advanced persistent threat (APT) actors. They also hang out on the underground forums to observe and to buy," she said. Nation-state ...

The US Treasury Department disclosed in December that it had fallen victim to a security breach involving a “China ...

As we move into 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is entering a critical period of transformation. The advancements in ...

This is a developing compendium, and we will update it regularly. An advanced persistent threat (APT) is often categorized as a hacker, or group of hackers, which gains and maintains unauthorized ...

A subsequent investigation attributed the attack to a China state-sponsored actor that has been labeled an “Advanced Persistent Threat.” “Once Treasury was alerted by the service provider ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that there is currently ‘no indication’ that any other federal government agencies were impacted by the recent suspected state ...